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The presidential election seen... from an nursing home

2022-03-15T17:48:44.448Z


SERIES (1/6) – About a month before the first round, Le Figaro went to several places to tell how this election is perceived by the French.


Madame Claude, the war has begun.

An 82-year-old resident calls out to the director as soon as she sees her, just minutes after the first Russian bombardments in Ukraine on February 24.

Political and international news, the Galignani residence, is no exception.

Of the 114 residents of this accommodation establishment for dependent elderly people (Ehpad) in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine), around ten have formed a "

small local syndic

", which meets every Wednesday mornings around the large wooden table in the library.

The presidential election is one of the topics they discuss, although not all members of this group are interested in politics.

To discover

  • Compare the programs of the candidates for the 2022 presidential election

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Long-term residents learn less about political news than those who have just arrived.

If the elderly are very numerous to vote at the beginning of their retirement, abstention quickly becomes massive from a certain age.

According to INSEE, the participation of…

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Source: lefigaro

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